Los Angeles veteran rapper, Jay Z, now tops the nominees for the 2014 Grammy Awards. Jay Z, with nine nods, was announced on Friday.
Taylor Swift and Daft Punk are among those nominated for the major categories.
But Jay Z and three other major stars, including Justin Timberlake, failed to score any nominations in the major categories, which saw a mixture of rap and pop in the running for the top honors at music’s equivalent of the Oscars next month.
In second place with seven nods apiece were California hip hop star, Kendick Lamar, and rap star, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, as well as justin Timberlake,Drake and Pharell Williams scored five.
The nominees in key categories were announced during an hour-long concert at the Nokia Theatre in down town Los Angeles, including video-link performances by Swift from Australia and Katy Perry live from Canada.
The 56th annual Grammy show music version of the Oscars will be held on January 26, 2014 at the Staples Centre.
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